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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extended family
1, record 1, English, extended%20family
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A family that comprises not only parents and children but also consanguine and conjugal relatives living in proximity. 2, record 1, English, - extended%20family
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extended family: frequently contrasted with "nuclear family." 3, record 1, English, - extended%20family
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- famille élargie
1, record 1, French, famille%20%C3%A9largie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- famille étendue 2, record 1, French, famille%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille à laquelle se rajoute le grand-père, la grand-mère, une tante, un oncle [...] vivant dans la même maison. 3, record 1, French, - famille%20%C3%A9largie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología de la familia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- familia extensa
1, record 1, Spanish, familia%20extensa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- familia ampliada 2, record 1, Spanish, familia%20ampliada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Familia [...] compuesta por padres, hijos y uno o más parientes. 3, record 1, Spanish, - familia%20extensa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Sociology of Human Relations
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- consanguine marriage
1, record 2, English, consanguine%20marriage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- consanguineous marriage 2, record 2, English, consanguineous%20marriage
correct
- intermarriage 3, record 2, English, intermarriage
correct
- in-marriage 4, record 2, English, in%2Dmarriage
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thus the influence of a consanguine marriage is simply the influence of a double heredity. The proper way to examine the question clearly, is to find what is the proportion of marriages of blood relations in a given population, and then to inquire if there be in the issue of such marriages a larger percentage of insane, epileptic, deaf, dumb, idiotic, scrofulous, or otherwise unhealthy children. 5, record 2, English, - consanguine%20marriage
Record 2, Key term(s)
- inter marriage
- inmarriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mariage consanguin
1, record 2, French, mariage%20consanguin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- intermariage 2, record 2, French, intermariage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle «mariage consanguin» celui qui unit des personnes qui ont, entre elles, une parenté par le sang, tel le cas du mariage entre cousins permis dans les limites de la loi. 3, record 2, French, - mariage%20consanguin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- patriarchal family
1, record 3, English, patriarchal%20family
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of family organization in which the father is the formal head and the ruling power in the family. 1, record 3, English, - patriarchal%20family
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patriarchal family is usually an extended consanguine family(organized in terms of blood relationship) in which the patriarch is the senior male member. 1, record 3, English, - patriarchal%20family
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- famille patriarcale
1, record 3, French, famille%20patriarcale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le féminisme s’est historiquement érigé contre la famille patriarcale. En attaquant le modèle d’organisation sociale dominant et hégémonique, les femmes se sont centrées sur les rôles orientés vers leur participation à l’espace public. 1, record 3, French, - famille%20patriarcale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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